Sorel | |
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 The church and lake in Sorel | |
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 Location of Sorel | |
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| Coordinates:50°01′27″N3°03′03″E / 50.0242°N 3.0508°E /50.0242; 3.0508 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Péronne |
| Canton | Péronne |
| Intercommunality | Haute Somme |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jacques Decaux[1] |
Area 1 | 7.94 km2 (3.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 162 |
| • Density | 20.4/km2 (52.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80737 /80240 |
| Elevation | 99–148 m (325–486 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sorel (French pronunciation:[sɔʁɛl]) is acommune in theSommedepartment inHauts-de-France in northernFrance.
Sorel is situated 11 miles (18 km) southwest ofCambrai, on the D222 road, only a couple of miles from the border with thePas-de-Calais department.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 223 | — |
| 1975 | 197 | −1.76% |
| 1982 | 184 | −0.97% |
| 1990 | 187 | +0.20% |
| 1999 | 163 | −1.51% |
| 2007 | 166 | +0.23% |
| 2012 | 170 | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 162 | −0.96% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The village was completely rebuilt after the devastation wrought byWorld War I. During the 1920s, architectLouis Faille, originally fromNurlu, was responsible for the reconstruction, notably the ‘mairie-école’ (combined mayor's office and school) and the church, completed in 1932.
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